The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist, Eugene O'Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson), an African-American man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and sets himself up as emperor.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Dudley Murphy
Producer: Gifford Cochran, John Krimsky
Production Company: John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Drama; Paul Robeson
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Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Bill Lee - - October 10, 2009
Subject: Thanks!
I've been looking for an online copy of this for a long time. Thank you.